Mop.



T. W. LESLIE.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEYT.27,1912.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS W. LESLIE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs W. LESLIE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedMop, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in mops, and the object thereofis to providea construction of the kind mentioned which is especiallyadapted to wipe up the moisture on floors, counters, stands, or anyother place that requires to be cleaned and dried.

A further object of my invention is to provide a mop comprisingabsorbent material and having an attachment by means of which theabsorbent material can readily be wrung out and made ready for furtheruse.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which the same characters of reference indicatethe same parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection thereof; and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan with some of the absorbentmaterial removed to show the construction more clearly.

My mop comprises a body or handle 1 with which is associated absorbentmaterial in the form of a strip of cloth or wick 2. This absorbentmaterial is attached at one end to a U-shaped bar 3 and passes along theunder side of the body and around rollers l and 5 at the opposite end.The end of the strip 2 passes up over the roller 4 and then between therollers and under the roller 5, the end thereof being laid upon the topof the body 1.

The rollers 4 and 5 are mounted on trunnions which are carried inbearings 6 secured to the sides of the body 1, the outer roller 4 beingheld against bodily movement though permitted to rotate freely, and theinner roller 5 having its trunnions mounted in slots 7. These slotspermit the roller 5 not only to rotate but to move toward and from theroller 4:, and it will be seen from this construction that when theloose end strip 2 is pulled the roller 5 will be forced toward theroller 4, compressing the strip 2 between the rollers.

In the bottom of the body 1 is a trans- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 27, 1912.

Serial No. 722,623.

verse recess 3, in which is located a shaft or spindle 9 mounted bymeans of trunnions in apertures formed in ears 10 secured to the sidesof the body at the ends of the transverse recess. The ends of the U-shaped bar 3 are made fast to this spindle, and the bar 3 is held inposition to hold the strip 2 stretched along the bottom of the mop bymeans of a spring 11 secured to one of the ears 10, and to one of theends of the bar 3, as shown particularly in Fig. 3.

The sides of the bar 12 adjacent the end which is opposite the endcarrying the rollers 4 and 5 are recessed, as shown at 12, and the armsof the U-shaped bar 3 are bent so as to fit snugly against the upperends of these recesses and be held in fitting position by means of thespring 11 above mentioned.

To use my mop the holder sees that the strip 2 is stretched by pullingon the end 2, and then proceeds to wipe up the moisture with it. As soonas the absorbent material 2 is saturated he presses down upon the end ofthe U-shaped bar 3 and forces it over into the position shown in Fig. 2,at the same time pulling upon the opposite end of the strip of wickingin such a way as to force the roller 5 toward the roller 4, and as theabsorbent material passes over these rollers and between them all themoisture in the same will be squeezed out.

When the operation of wringing or squeezing out the moisture in thematerial 2 is finished the user simply relaxes the tension on the looseend of the strip 2, whereupon the spring 11 rotates the spindle 10 andreturns the bar 3 to its original position. The mop can now be usedfurther.

My mop is especially useful in places that sell or dispense liquids, forthe purpose of wiping up wet places.

I wish to have it understood that the above description is illustrativeonly and discloses but one embodiment of my invention, and that I mayvary the details thereof in numerous ways, so long as the same do notfall without the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In an improved mop, the combination of a body, a U-shaped barpivotally secured thereto adjacent the sides, a strip of absorbentmaterial secured to said U-shaped bar, and a pair of rollers carried bythe body Patented June 10, 1913. i

at one end, one of said rollers being mounted to move toward and fromthe other roller, the end of said absorbent material being passed aroundand between said rollers, whereby, when tension is applied to said end,the absorbent material will be caused to pass bet-ween the rollers andthe moisture expelled therefrom.

2. An improved mop comprising a body having a transverse recess in thebottom and lateral recesses in its sides, a spindle rotatably mounted inthe transverse recess, a U shaped bar having its ends secured to thespindle, said bar normally projecting along the side of the body andreceived in the lateral recesses and extending beyond one end of thebody, resilient means for holding said bar in extended position, a stripof absorbent material. secured to the U-shaped bar, and a pair ofrollers carried at the other end of the body, one of said rollers beingmounted for movement toward and from the other roller, the free end ofsaid absorbent material being passed around and between said rollers,whereby when the bar is moved from extended position and tension appliedto the free end of the absorbent material, the movable roller will beforced against said material, the bar rotated with said spindle as anaxis against the tension of the resilientmeans, and the moisture in saidabsorbent material wrung therefrom.

3. In a mop, the combination of a body, a U-shaped bar pivotally securedthereto adjacent the sides, resilient means engaging the bar and thebody to hold the bar substantially parallel with the body, a strip ofabsorbent material secured to said U-shaped bar, and a pair of rollerscarried by the body at one end, the end of said absorbent material beingpassed between said rollers, whereby when the absorbent material istensioned it will be drawn through the rollers and the moisture expelledfrom said material.

4:. In an improved mop, the combination of a body having a pair ofextensions at one end, a roller mounted in the outer end of saidextensions, a second roller mounted in said extensions between the endof the body and the first roller, said extensions having longitudinalslots, and said second roller having journals which are received in saidslots, a strip of absorbent material, and means for movably mounting oneend of said strip, said strip having its other end passed over the firstroller and between the same and the second roller, and then around thesecondroller, whereby when the strip is pulled, the second roller willbe forced against the first roller to wring out the strip.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS IV. LESLIE.

Vitnesses:

IVILLIAM F. NICKEL, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

